thinkin of building a high lift big tire'd super muddin atv with submarine capability's,with a light weight turbo diesel,..i seen the 2007 articcats an herd bout the older polaris,.but wanting more reasonable weight a better throttle response!! just seems a diesel would dig stronger in thick mudd an be easier to run in deep water!

 

Not sure where you would get a diesel to make into a quad that would come in under the weight of the old Polaris diesels or the newer AC ones. Weight isn't necessarily a bad thing when trying to dig down to solid footing in mud.

 

a old kabuta or johndeer small diesel tractor,..a 1.6 vw tdi motor be sweet but on the hevy side,...there a lot of new motors i found on the net( lambardi,kolur an others) but not sure what thay were put in i could find cheap

 

Maybe look for small used generators.

 

Kohler Four-Stroke Diesel Engine — 25.2 HP, Group 8 Interchange Shaft, Model# PA-KD62525002 | Diesel Engines | Northern Tool + Equipment

Briggs & Stratton Vanguard Diesel Engine with Electric Start — 23.6 HP, 1in. x 3in. Shaft, Model# 825368 | Diesel Engines | Northern Tool + Equipment

 

Those are interesting. Not on the light side though.

 

why not just add a turbo to a stock diesel atv? there's a few places I found on ebay that actually do this. I think AC still makes a diesel, don't they... or they did up to a few years ago...

better then dropping $5k just on a diesel motor- then anothe $5 - $7k trying to mad a tranny to fit it and all the logistics involved with a conversion.

It all comes down to spinning those tires- you don't need a $5k diesel motor to do that unless you're just looking to built some exotic mini mudder!

 

cant afford a new cat,..but seen a tubo'd one on youtube that was bad azz,..really wanting to scratch build one as a hobby,seems like a cool prodject since ive been round diesel trucks all my life an grew up playin with them in front yard since i was 10 an rebuilt my first 855 ci NTC cummins at the age of 13,...if i do this project i will be budget minded an sorceing a salvaged diesel motor to place on a un-suspecting 4x4atv!

 

I hear ya on the budget thing! but I really think the project will put you over what it would cost to just buy a diesel atv

by the time you finish designing, building and budgeting a DIY diesel atv- you could've saved for one like this- hell, that briggs diesel alone with shipping cost almost as much as this entire 08 AC diesel atv!

2007 ARCTIC CAT ATV 700 DIESEL TRV "300 MILES" #8155 - eBay (item 180639605167 end time Mar-21-11 16:04:12 PDT)

 

here's a kawi diesel mule engine with free shipping for only $4300...

New Kawasaki Mule 3010/4010 Diesel Engine #59341-0007 - eBay (item 250728566360 end time Mar-17-11 13:38:05 PDT)